WEBVTT ST THE BEGINNING.REPORTER: FROM HASHTAGS TOHEARTS DRAW BY A 5-YEAR-OLD.>> THE VIOLENCE IS UNNECESSARY.REPORTER: HANDMADE SIGNSILLUSTRATE A COMMUNITY'SFRUSTRATION OVER RECENT MURDERS.>> IT'S A SHAME, YOU KNOW.IT'S TERRIBLE.>> IT'S SHOCKING, DEFINITELY.WE'RE ALL TOGETHER.IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, WE ARE HEREFOR YOU.REPORTER: THIS COMES AFTER TWOSHOOTINGS AND LESS THAN A WEEK.JANEATA MIMITTE WAS SHOT AND HADTO HAVE AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION.HER BABY WAS NAMED MIRACLEBECAUSE THEY BOTH SURVIVED.TWO NIGHTS AGO, A 19-YEAR-OLDMAN WAS KILLED IN A DRIVE-BYSHOOTING.OUT OF THE 20 HOMICIDES INSACRAMENTO THIS YEAR, FOURHAPPENED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.>> AND WE WANT THE GUN VIOLENCETO STOP SO WE WANTED TO SHAREWITH YOU THAT WE HEAR YOU,-- WE HEAR YOU.REPORTER: FAITH LEADERS AND OURCITY'S TOP LEADERS MARCHED TOO.>> OAK PARK HAS COME TOO FAR ANDIT'S NOT GOING BACK AND THEVIOLENCE IS UNACCEPTABLE.>> [CHANTING] REPORTER: CHANTS ENTICINGNEIGHBORS OUT OF THEIR HOMES.>> WE'RE STARTING TODAY, BUTSUNDAY, WE GOT A BARBECUE WEWANT TO INVITE YOU TO.REPORTER: THE CITY IS DEVOTINGMORE RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY.LIKE ADDED OFFICERS, AND LEAVINGA COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN EVERYNIGHT UNTIL 11:00 FOR YOUTH.P.M.>> IT HAS TO STOP.THERE'S NO FUTURE IN IT.AND NOW, THEY'RE HANDING OUTTIME LIKE CRAZY LIFE SENTENCESJUST FOR EVEN HOLDING A GUN ANDIT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL ITHAPPENS TO YOU OR ONE OF YOURLOVED ONES OR FAMILY MEMBERS,LITTLE BROTHER, SISTER, SON ORDAUGHTER.REPORTER: THIS MARCH MAY NOTCHANGE OAK PARK OVERNIGHT, BUTIT'S A START.

A call for peace took place in Oak Park Friday evening after three people were shot, one of whom died, in the neighborhood within a week."Homicide is an issue and it's an issue in particular for African American young people," Greater Sacramento Urban League President Casandra Jennings said. "We want to make sure that we do everything to change that trajectory and that this can be a thriving community for everybody." Mayor Darrell Steinberg, city council members and community members made signs before joining the 2-mile march. They made their presence known by chanting and greeting neighbors."We're all together. If anything happens, we are here for you," Oak Park resident Vibhu Athavaria said.So far this year, Sacramento has had 20 homicides -- four of which happened in Oak Park. On Saturday, a pregnant woman, Janeata Mimitte, was shot as she was leaving her aunt's celebration of life. Mimitte had to undergo an emergency C-section. Both mom and baby survive. Then on Wednesday, a man and a woman were hit in a drive-by shooting. They were both taken to the hospital, where the man later died."Oak Park has come too far and it's not going back and the violence is unacceptable," Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said.The city is devoting more resources to the community, like adding officers and leaving a community center open every night until 11 p.m. for youth.The city plans to expand the use of ShotSpotter technology to the Oak Park neighborhood. ShotSpotter analyzes shootings in real time so officers can pinpoint exactly where gunfire happens."(The violence) has to stop. There's no future in it,” community advocate Freddie Dearborn Jr. said.The march may not change Oak Park overnight, but it's a start.

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A call for peace took place in Oak Park Friday evening after three people were shot, one of whom died, in the neighborhood within a week.

"Homicide is an issue and it's an issue in particular for African American young people," Greater Sacramento Urban League President Casandra Jennings said. "We want to make sure that we do everything to change that trajectory and that this can be a thriving community for everybody."

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Mayor Darrell Steinberg, city council members and community members made signs before joining the 2-mile march. They made their presence known by chanting and greeting neighbors.